Fahrenheit 451 Dystopian Novels What is a dystopian society? Examples in Media Dystopian Novels cont. The Author Ray Bradbury

Transcription

1 Fahrenheit 451 Dystopian Novels Dystopian MEANS Futuristic society or setting that portrays the issues of current times when they are blown out of proportion Usually it is because a utopian ideal becomes corrupt I.e. bringing world peace by making everyone the same so there is no cause to fight What is a dystopian society? A hypothetical or imagined society Set in the near future Not a happy future takes modern issues (such as human rights; censoring written works; abortion; declining birth rates) and predicts what they could become Examples in Media Children of Men I, Robot Planet of the Apes Serenity Others? Dystopian Novels cont. Issues revolve around current trends that could become problems Technology Nuclear War Nature vs. mankind Creating peace Birth/Population control Other ideas? The Author Ray Bradbury (August 1920-June 2012) The Martian Chronicles ( There Will Come Soft Rains is from this) Career spanned more than 70 years Married for 57 years; has 4 daughters Fun Fact: Never got a driver s license Strong supporter of public libraries 1

2 Fun Fact: Never got a driver s license Strong supporter of public libraries Dystopian Novels: Fahrenheit 451 Set in the future In this time, firemen do not save people from fires, but start them Firefighters burn books & the houses they are found in It is illegal to have books that are banned People do not read banned books only government approved material or propaganda What is propaganda? Ideas or information deliberately spread to harm or help a person or institution Dystopian Novels: Fahrenheit 451 cont. Main Character: Guy Montag He is a firefighter He is married to Mildred He meets a young girl named Clarisse who causes him to start seeing the world differently & questioning it He works for a man named Beatty (the fire-chief) Allusion figure of speech that makes a reference to, or representation of, people, places, events, literary work, myths, or works of art, either directly or by implication. Achilles Heel The Garden the Garden of Eden or the Garden at Gethsemane Paradise Setting The location that a story takes place; can be inside a person s head, futuristic, contemporary etc. Examples: 2

3 person s head, futuristic, contemporary etc. In Antigone it took place in Thebes after the Argives were repulsed from there Imagery: The use of the 5 senses to create a picture in your mind of the setting, event, or person. For taste? For touch? For sight? For smell? For hearing? Personification: A type of imagery that gives human-like characteristic to inanimate or inhuman objects Saying that a fire can breath Saying that the hills can sing So The hills are alive with the sound of music Metaphor: A comparison between two things that does not include like or as The stars were bright suns in the nighttime sky Simile: A comparison using like or as Yours? 3

4 That dog stinks like a dumpster. Characterization: The way that a character is described or explained within a work Two Types: Direct: The details are said directly in the text Indirect: The details are implied from the text Type: Direct Yours? He is a tall man. Characteristic: Tall Type: Indirect Yours? He has to duck each time he walks through the door. Characteristic: Tall Conflict: The struggle between two opposing forces within the work. The main thing that moves the plot along. Two Types: Internal: Conflicts between a character & himself, herself or itself. External: Conflicts between a character and outside forces Man vs Nature Man vs Man Man vs Society Internal Conflict: Yours? External Conflict: Yours? Symbol: Where an object or person represents something deeper than its actual meaning such as an idea, thought, or philosophy 4

5 than its actual meaning such as an idea, thought, or philosophy Snake evil; satan; temptation Island isolation Ocean Emotions; change; the unknown 5